Few quotes from this weekend's commits

OL Kyle Bosch… “This morning when I woke up, I had a weird feeling that I should get this over with and commit to Michigan.

I don’t know what else I could look for between the great academics and great coaching staff. I just felt like it was a great fit for me.

What made me commit to Michigan was the overall feel that I got from the coaching staff and just the players that I met. They’re all great people from the G.A.s to the head coach Brady Hoke. They all have very good core values and they also have just a great support staff. The trainers are great. The academic guy gave a 45-minute spiel about how they’re switching to iPads so you don’t have to lug around 30-pounds of books from class to class.

The football trainers are awesome. I talked to a few players on the team and they talked about how great they are. The strength and conditioning coach is very knowledgeable. My strength coach back home says he’s very respected in the industry and at the end of the day that was an important piece of the puzzle, to find a good strength coach.

At the beginning of the day, I started to hint that I was going to commit. I told Coach Borges maybe next month I could see myself commit. Then the director of player personnel Coach Singletary came over to me and I said maybe next week. I then went in the bathroom and talked to my mom on the phone and we talked about it, Michigan State and Stanford. It came down to academics. I have a ton of respect for Michigan State and Stanford. I think they’re both outstanding schools, but it came down to academics. Michigan is the right place for me.

After I got out of the bathroom, we went to the pep rally for the basketball game and they had the ESPN Gameday thing going on. I asked my grandfather about it. He said he was also crazy about Michigan State, but he said it’s your decision. Later on I went in the pressbox and I made a lot of phone calls to friends and family and they were all excited about it. They said it’s your decision and with the options you have you can’t go wrong with any of them. They said if you go to Alaska, we’ll come to see you play.

From there, I called Coach Dantonio at Michigan State and told him what I was going to do. I called Coach Bloomgren at Stanford and thanked them both for their time and said I was very blessed with the opportunity they gave me and I hope they have great success in the future and I know they will.

I think by then Coach Hoke and Coach Hecklinski had an idea what I was going to do. Coach Funk was with them when I came out. They were all waiting for me and I broke the news to Coach Hoke. He was excited as hell and everyone was happy.

My whole family is very excited, very happy and very proud. My grandfather is very happy and proud of me. I was really happy he got to be a part of it. I was happy he got to come up from Arizona and is warm paradise and share in the experience. My school has a big Michigan following. My friends have been texting me. Some of them are coming over when I get home and all the parents are having champaign.

OL Chris Fox…”It ultimately came down to the best fit for me," Fox said. "I knew that Michigan was the right fit for me when I attended camp last summer." "I just love everything about Michigan, and having family in the Kalamazoo area really helped out." http://247sports.com/Article/Fox-makes-it-five-in-one-day-62084

Kyle: "Hey Coach, its Kyle. I'm in the shitter right now and it made me think of you. I have an opportunity to play bigtime football that recruits nationally. Thanks for your time. Im going to Ann Arbor"

marky: "But wait. Didnt you know that Ann Arbor is a whore? She will take anyone. We have "sparty-on" and everything. You will have a job at Walmart after you graduate, I guarantee that."

marky to assistants: "That G/D Hoke took another one of my recruits. I give up. We cant compete against Michigan. I am going to follow Nick's lead and throw in the towel. Wyoming needs a new coach. Who wants to go with me?"

"Logan, you see that Best Buy right there, I have an asst. manager job with your name on it until next semester. Because, I, I care about your future as a football player, and as a person." -Nick Saban

"That god damn recruit said he was taking his talents to AA! I didn't know they let under 18 year olds into AA. His momma ought to be ashamed for letting her son get addicted to alcohol." -Random Alabama fan

"We better beat that god damn team at the Kickoff Classic now or I'm going to Medical Scholarship this entire team, god damn it! I can't believe I'm losing to these god damn guys on the recruiting trail. First Bosch and Dawson, now LTT? What more can I offer than a chance at the NFL?"

Not saying he's going to go to Ohio State. What I'm saying is that if we are done for OL(I don't believe we are), then I don't see State as the next destination for Pocic's services when he has offers from OSU, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Clemson (he has so many, I didn't know what to list). That is all.

I dislike Dantonio as much as the next guy, but I doubt that he would really say anything negative to Bosch. He hasn't played for Michigan yet (or signed hi LOI...knock on wood) and is a kid that Dantonio has formed a relationship with. Probably was respectable.

I actually had him pegged as closer to the Grinch. The only thing missing are termites in his smile.

Of course, the Grinch ultimately proves to be a loveable and endearing character, whereas Dantonio is just creepy and awkward. I have to believe just being in his presence has to make anyone uncomfortable.

You do know that, other than maybe Dawson, none of this weekend's recruits project to center, right?

Posted this in the Kozan thread too:

I'll happily welcome him into the fold if/when he chooses to Go Blue. I still fail to believe the lack of understanding of the stress a teenager could feel making what must feel like a huge commitment and likely the biggest decision of his life.

Just like it was tiring hearing the whiners talk about "not closing" our top 10/top 5 recruiting class, the folks who continue to throw out statements about Kozan not being 100% committed and moving on prove tedious as well.

Kozan is a great prospect and plays a position of need. I couldn't care less if it takes him two months to decide. I hope to see him on the field in the Big House sometime soon!

I agree - Kozan would still be a big pick up. We're going to be thin on the OL in 2013, and these guys in the 2013 class won't help for that. Kozan is a guy who could back up Jack Miller and allow Bars to play guard exclusively. We don't want to rely on 2013 commits to play in 2013.

It would allow us the option of not taking another OL this class if we felt we did not need to or allow us to sit on guys like Pocic or Tunsil as the final OL members. Take us much time as you need Kozan, but go Blue.

Remember that we still haven't solved our Center problem. Move Dawson or one of the 2012 guards over and these kids are a long way off from playing. I would still like to have Kozan so he can start at center. I also highly doubt that kid is coming to Michigan, what is taking so long to make a decision?

I really think Chris Fox has an excellent chance, at least on Rivals. He has a 6.0 ratings right now, which is comparable to Morris. I personally also think Logan Tuley-Tillman should be very close as his offer list is incredible. A lot will depend on how these guys do at the Big Man camps this Summer. It sure will be fun watching all of these commits over the next year!

If you head over to Touch the Banner you'll see Magnus' scouting report on LTT and I tend to agree with him. I think the reason he's pulled in so many huge offers is two-fold. One, he was very active in getting his tape out, making visits, and pulling in these offers instead of waiting for teams to come to him. And two, he has a TON of upside due to his speed and the way his body carries his weight. However, at this time he is still very raw, and while the rankings project, they also take his current skill set into account. I really think he's perfectly placed right in the 100 range.

I see that we are 1 of 5 teams he is warm to and the only one not in the South. Any idea if we get him or is the door closed? Does he have a timeline? Any idea what this weekend does to his train of thought? What about Pocic? Do we take both if they both want to come?

Tunsil on #Michigan: "I like Darrell Funk coaches the o-line. I watch Michigan games all the time and I just like the way their line plays."

I do think we have as good a shot as one can have for a kid out of Florida with no ties to the school and one who grew up as a fan of one of the in-state schools. I pretty much discounted our chances as quickly as I announced them, huh? I think we can get him on campus. It'll be tough battle to get him, but we'll see. We have a lot to offer.

Fighting Illini fans must be pretty bummed to see such a good in-state class getting raided by so many other schools. It doesn't appear that Bosch or LTT had ANY interest in the University of Illinois at all. And it's only going to continue by the Zooks of it. I mean, by the looks of it. Damned Freudian typos.

These are the kinds of times that separate us from the Alabamas of the college football world. Saban can keep his 4 and 5-stars that will jump ship after 3 years. I'll take the high-character kids who come here to prepare for life after football, but also win us some Rose Bowls, and maybe a NC on the side.

My guess is the word "NFL" never comes out of Hoke's mouth on a recruiting visit. He clearly does his homework on the type of guys he recruits.

Didn't really think about this until I came across your post, but doesn't it make sense for kids to hold no loyalty to Saban when they know that he'd drop them like a bad habbit after just one injury or a poor season?

I agree and am glad M focuses on moreso on character, family, tradition, etc. than the promise of mega millions at the next level.

MD's weekend must have sucked! To get that call on a Saturday, and then hear the just tidelwave of future Wolverines committing. These are the creme of the crop in the Midwest, and unless MD plans to "recruit nationally" I don't see him being pleased.

"It feels so great. Honestly I just came to a realization that these other places were great opportunities, but Michigan is where I belong," he said. "I told my mom and called my dad, and then I called Coach (Darrell) Funk and Coach (Brady) Hoke. Coach Hoke's wife was yelling when I told them."

I'd like to take some credit for Bosch's schoolmates putting subliminal messages into his head. My buddies nephew is a classmate of Kyle's. We gave explicit intructions that he is to wear Michigan gear until Kyle commits to the Wolverines. Our plan worked flawlessly.